Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-06-18

well, In Union county, was last fall the vic.
Inn OF a mysterious shooting affair. His
wife, to whom he had been married but a few
months, claimed that a strange man came to
the house that afternoon while her husband
was asleep and deliberately shot hin, In the
head with a revolver. Brown recovered, but
the ball was not extracted from his
head head until a few weeks ago. Shortly
after the shooting Brown and his wife
separated and a mystery has hung around the
affair ever since. a sensation has been caused
by the arrest Of Mr.. Brown and her brother.
a highly respected business man Of Cromwell,
for conspiracy to murder. Brown swore on
the preliminary trial that bis wife confessed
that she did the shooting at The instigation
Of her brother. Mrs. Brown waived examine.
ton and was bound over to the grand jury.
Thomas Indignantly denies all knowledge OF
the crime.
r DAVENPORT, June S.-The grand lodge Of
Iowa Masons met here yesterday In its forty
fourth annual convention, with all the Off
GERS present except Bishop Perry, the grand
chaplain. The address OF welcome on behalf
of the D%apenport Masons was delivered by
Hon. Charles Waterman, after which
came the annual address by Grand
Master Alien which dealt extensively
with matters pertaining to the order.
The treasurer's statement showed the
receipts for the year to have been $i4,659,
with a balance on hand Of S3,4,3. The report
OF the committee on credentials showed an
ATTENDANCE 432 delegates from AS lodges, or
all but hiteen ia the stave. The order Of the
Eastern Star, a Masonic auxiliary composed
Of women, Is also in session here to-day, for
its tenth annual meeting. Twenty hrec
chapters are represented. The address Of the
grand %patroness was made by Mrs. II. A.
Ercanb,anch, Of Anamosa, who places The
Iowa membership at zoos.
DEs MoINFS, June : The Davenport tenn
pcrance people wrote to Frank Pierce asking
hoy much he would take to 90 ihcrcanl close
the saloons. lie answered that If they viii
pay All costs, * euses pAd fees, he will c,can
them All out for 10000.
CREsToN, June S.-The heavy rain this
morning, which was badly needed for grass,
wiz DO much gooi. Corn, oats and other
crops We're never better than this season.
The Red oak base bail club plays the Fon.
~tanelles to-day and the C%rcst0ns tomorrow.
Great interest is manifested and a large dele
CATION OF Red Oak citizens is expected.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, June S.--The
Masonic grand lodge to-day elected the
following officers: Grand master, f. Z.
b ,knar, Of Burlington; senior grand ward
en-, j. Francis Martin, OF Nevada; junior
grand warden, Geo. w. Ball, of Iowa City;
grand treasurer, Il. +. Graves, Of Dubuque;
grand secretary, 7. S. Paryin, OF Cedar
Rapids; custodian for six years, G. T.
Granger, Of Waukon. The grand lodge meets
at Cedar Rapids next year.
New ORLEANS, June AT Franklin
Parish, yesterday, Mandy Henderson, a col
ored woman, was stabbed TO death by her four
sisters. She had deserted her husband and
tsken up with another man named Ei.
Thomas, but bad returned. Then She left
him again and went with Thomas again. This
i~pceuscd her sisters who called on her, and
when she went to the door to meet them,
made the fatal assault. Thomas killed one
OF the sisters with a club In endeavoring TO
defend his paramour.
CLINTON, June 9.--The Merchants National
bank, a strong new institution just started
here with a capital Of $1,000 coo. The growing
business demanded a second bank. The
a~rtesian we'll is bored twelve hundred feet.
Both wells are supplying the city with splen-
did water.
NINToN, June 9.-Cicero Tanner, charged
with the murder Of Chas. O'Connell, had his
preliminary examination yesterday before w.
f. Kirkpatrick, justice of the peace, and was
bound over Ia the sum Of $4,000. The bond
was promptly furnished.
M~ARsHLLTowN, June 9.-The Union Labor
state convention assembled at 10 O'Clock this
morning. Speculations here, based on int.
nations from local labor circles, Is to the
effect that Frederick will be nominated for
governor with otherwise a full Labor. Green
back ticket. Frederick's activity and the
presence OF Collector Webster and Exon
gresham Gillette, assists In this conclusion
amor. the delegates and others In attend
luc. The GrecnbackeIs seen to predominant,
including Hon. Jesse Harper Of Illinois, Ex-
Cousrcssnen Gillette and Weller, J.. J. Hog
gait, of Ames; Moses Hull, of Des Moines; ).
B. VanCourt, OF this city, aud Mrs. Mary
Todd, of Michigan. f. s. Wicklin, OF Du-
bude, called the convention to order, stating
It's object to be the nomination of candidates
for governor, lieutenant governor, superin-
teudent of public instruction, supreme judge,
and TO better organize. The state temporary
officers were chosen as follows: Chairman,
NJ. j. Kane, Brooklyn; secretaries, j. X.
Sovereign of Atlantic, and Moses Hull Of
Des Mines. A committee Oh credentials was
appointed and the convention then listened
to the speeches. Without waiting for the
report OF the committee on credentials, a
motion was mad by the Frederick element
to appoiLt committees, which finally pre-
vailed. and the committees were appointed.
This is taken as evidence that the fusionists
control the convention. This afternoon the
full convention numbers about fifty delegates
The ex.greenbackers are largely predominant.
General speech making is still proceeding at
2 O'Clock.
CRrsToN, June i0.-The erosion district
agricultural tar o'ganized to-Ga, with $40.
900 capital, 5000 paid up. 1t WI hold It's
a. r. a All, -.